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Ocean conservation and sustainability are imperative in the current landscape, but the ocean technology ecosystem must be made more innovation-friendl
AI च्या सहाय्याने शाश्वत विकास उद्दिष्टांबाबत प्रगती साध
AI offers tremendous potential for advancing the SDGs, but its development and deployment must be approached responsibly and ethically.
Financing is a critical factor in realising the targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. In the decade of action (2021-2030), the least developed countries (LDCs) will be the battleground where the SDGs could be either won or lost. This paper estimates the level of SDG spending required in the LDCs, measures the current levels of domestic resource mobilisation and foreign aid and capital received by these countr
Young people across the world today are facing multiple challenges: lost school years due to the pandemic-induced lockdowns, the looming climate crisis, increasingly dangerous virtual spaces, and food and energy security concerns triggered by the Ukraine-Russia conflict. This paper analyses the challenges facing the youths of the Commonwealth, where 60 percent of the combined population are under 30 years old, and explores the investments require
Goal seven of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) commits the international community to providing access to clean cooking fuels and technologies to all by 2030. Progress has been slow, however, and in about 40 of the UN’s 189 member countries for which data is available, more that 80 percent of the populations continue to lack such access. Using case studies, this brief analyses the role of a country’s policies, i
Current policies in India have increased the number of women in employment and improved their economic visibility. However, these policies and schemes have yet to impact women’s economic stakeholdership and, thereby, the broader goals of social justice. Most of them facilitate credit access, skilling, and entry, but fail to support women’s integration into supply chains, market associations, or procurement systems. Consequently, although nati
